The Roanoke Slant

This file is a very brief journal and scrapbook and LTEs of some examples of the Roanoke Times slant. Comments to: lbhagen@roanokeslant.org

Sunday, November 13, 2005

Supreme Court Nomination - Take-2

Roanoke Times, 11/1/05, Pg 1: Bush taps Judge Samuel Alito for top court.-Ms Mier was pulled off the pitching mound before any hits-runs-errors. Apparently folks didn’t like her eye makeup, her clothes, her demure behavior, her past closeness to Pres. Bush, her lack of service on the Bench, and her apparently centrist philosophy.-The left and right wingers were very hostile and the centrist folks all took a pass. They (including The Editor and his associates) could have pointed out that historicaly one-third of top court judges were not prior judges. They also could have been supportive of her gentile way and centrist views and down-played the mascara.-So now the The Editor, left-wingers and the centrists are stuck with what to do with Alito. Highly professional, a distinguished judge, assertive, good dresser but certainly well to the right of center and Ms. Mier.-The Democrats are now asking, "Is it too late to get Ms. Mier back?"-Prior Item:http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2005/10/more-editorial-whining.html-